A Hinds County Sheriff's Department reserve deputy is in critical but stable condition after being shot in Jackson Wednesday night.

A release from Hinds County Maj. Pete Luke sent late Wednesday said the deputy was off duty when he was shot "on or near El Paso Street."

Jackson Police Department said officers responded to the hospital shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, where they learned a 31-year-old man had been shot while standing outside a house with two other people. Several vehicles pulled up near them and shots started coming from inside the vehicle.

The deputy, whose name is being withheld, was taken from the shooting scene to a local hospital by private vehicle.

JPD is investigating the shooting. Hinds County has no further information, the release said.

Police do not know the identity of the shooter, and the name of the victim has not been released.

If you have knowledge of this or any crime, please call JPD at 601-960-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477). Send a text to 847411 and enter "JPD," followed by your tip information, then press "send." You may also submit a tip online by clicking on the web tip link on the Central MS Crime Stoppers website.